I found a lovely drawing in Spense’s school bag; a girl and boy holding hands with hearts all around them. “This is so sweet, Spense. Who is it from?” “Oh, I don’t want that any more.” “Why?” “Because it’s from … Continue reading →

I’m really into the whole gender fluid movement. Who ever decided that boys wear pants and girls play with dolls and boys can’t like pink and girls can’t like baseball, really did a number on our society. And yet, it’s worked. … Continue reading →

I had a lot to do. And there’s always cleaning to do and I had some paper work to finish and… I started thinking about my old life. The life where I was out every night, having wine and socializing, … Continue reading →

I was set up with Patrick by a mutual friend. She didn’t say too much about him except he was a great guy. Back then, I thought it was perfectly fine to let a guy I didn’t know pick me up … Continue reading →

I’d been writing with Zev, from Jdate for about a week. He was pretty flirty in our exchanges and we decided to meet in person. “Can you meet me at The 17th Street Bar in Santa Monica?” he wrote. “That’s … Continue reading →

A four year old girl stood on the street outside of my son’s preschool, her plump cheeks splashed with tears. Spense casually held my hand as the girl bellowed, “You are breaking my heart Spense! My heart is broken!” She … Continue reading →

I was at a party and this guy wouldn’t stop staring at me. It would have been really creepy, if he wasn’t so cute. At first I thought I was imagining things, but when he followed me to the bathroom, … Continue reading →

For my 200th post I thought I’d write a little reflection piece… Blogging here has allowed me to connect with other mom solos all over the world. At a time when I felt so alone and so scared (even though … Continue reading →